Contributors

Stephanie Allmon Merry

Managing Editor

Dallas native Stephanie Allmon Merry's journalism career began as the editor of The Daily Campus at Southern Methodist University. After graduating magna cum laude with a degree in journalism, she completed a Pulliam Fellowship at the Indianapolis Star and News, then moved back to Texas to be a features writer and editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald. Her career landed her back in DFW, where she spent 13 years as a writer and editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's award-winning Life & Arts section and Indulge luxury magazine. Stephanie has won national writing awards from the Society for Features Journalism. She co-authored the book I Can Do This: The Bloody Mary Story and taught freelance writing classes at Texas Christian University. Stephanie is managing editor for CultureMap's Dallas and Fort Worth editions.